Duchy of Savoy

The Duchy of Savoy was a state in Western Europe that existed from 1416 to 1792 and from 1814 to 1847, with Chambery serving as its capital until 1562 and Turin serving as its capital from 1562 onward. The duchy was created when the County of Savoy was transformed into a duchy by Sigismund for Amadeus VIII of Savoy, and it became a subject of the Holy Roman Empire with a vote in the Imperial Diet. After the end of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713, Savoy acquired Sicily from Spain, only to exchange Sicily for Sardinia in 1720. Sardinia then became the Kingdom of Sardinia, and Savoy became a part of the kingdom. From 1792 to 1815, Savoy was occupied by France during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, only to be restored to Sardinia after the wars' end. In 1847, Savoy was fused with Sardinia to form a single kingdom.